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How to encrypt a home folder? - fredhoud - 15th January 2017
How can I encrypt the home folder, or a specific folder? Is there any program available to do that?
Thanks in advance,
RE: How to encrypt a home folder? - leszek - 15th January 2017
If you want to encrypt simple text files you can use gpg.
Otherwise I can recommend the application Veracrypt. This is only available from their website however: https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/
It allows you to create encrypted images were you can put in files and folders and mount/umount it like a normal filesystem then (though mounting only with the Veracrypt app)
RE: How to encrypt a home folder? - fredhoud - 15th January 2017
(15th January 2017, 21:50)leszek Wrote: If you want to encrypt simple text files you can use gpg.
Otherwise I can recommend the application Veracrypt. This is only available from their website however: https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/
It allows you to create encrypted images were you can put in files and folders and mount/umount it like a normal filesystem then (though mounting only with the Veracrypt app)
Veracrypt doesn't seem to work or compatible with Maui or Neon.
RE: How to encrypt a home folder? - kdemeoz - 16th January 2017
(15th January 2017, 22:30)fredhoud Wrote:(15th January 2017, 21:50)leszek Wrote: If you want to encrypt simple text files you can use gpg.
Otherwise I can recommend the application Veracrypt. This is only available from their website however: https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/
It allows you to create encrypted images were you can put in files and folders and mount/umount it like a normal filesystem then (though mounting only with the Veracrypt app)
Veracrypt doesn't seem to work or compatible with Maui or Neon.
VC is most definitely compatible with Maui ... i use it all the time for my weekly backups to my USB sticks.
RE: How to encrypt a home folder? - kdemeoz - 16th January 2017
(15th January 2017, 21:09)fredhoud Wrote: How can I encrypt the home folder, or a specific folder? Is there any program available to do that?
Thanks in advance,
If you didn't encrypt /home during your Maui installation, there is a way [not quite as convenient, but nearly so] that you can do it later. Instructions are within here [look for the "Encrypting a home directory" section] https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/ECryptfs#Setup_.28in_detail.29
That same link also shows steps for "Encrypting a data directory". I've used both the above, & this one, over the past couple of months, & confirm they work well.
This link was extremely helpful for me; https://www.unixmen.com/encrypt-directories-partitions-ecryptfs-linux/
FYI, as background context; https://forums.mauilinux.org/showthread.php?tid=24146 . My separate encrypted /DATA partition [done on both my PCs] continues to be working really well for me.
Good luck.
PS - As already indicated by leszek, VeraCrypt is also another excellent option for you. You could for example create a VC volume within /home [or elsewhere; your choice], & use that to store all your docs needing encryption. VC provides other options also.
RE: How to encrypt a home folder? - Pliny.D.Elder - 16th January 2017
Code:
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:unit193/encryption
sudo apt updateCode:
sudo apt install veracrypthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhJwPA6b2QA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWn29QquTKg
https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Command%20Line%20Usage
https://veracrypt.codeplex.com/wikipage?title=Beginner%27s%20Tutorial
https://launchpadlibrarian.net/289850232/VeraCrypt%20User%20Guide.pdf
RE: How to encrypt a home folder? - kdemeoz - 25th January 2017
What happened to the OP?